Welcome to Mechanicsville ...

The city of Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mechanicsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mechanicsville has a population of 1,121 people<2> (see below for details).

Mechanicsville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mechanicsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mechanicsville lies within the (563) area code.

The ZIP code for Mechanicsville: 52306<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mechanicsville had an population of 1,121 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mechanicsville had a population of 1,146 people (which is 6.19% of the total population of Cedar County). This makes Mechanicsville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Mechanicsville represents 0.04% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 245th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,146 people, the population of Mechanicsville decreased 2.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,173 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mechanicsville.

Communities Also Named Mechanicsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Mechanicsville - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Georgia (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (10), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Vermont (2) and Virginia (5).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mechanicsville.

Communities near Mechanicsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mechanicsville.

• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Anamosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Tipton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Solon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
• West Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <5>
• Ely
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <5>
• Lisbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
• Springville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Clarence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mechanicsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mechanicsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mechanicsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsville. See our Newspapers Page for Mechanicsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mechanicsville ...

Looking for more information about Mechanicsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mechanicsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mechanicsville.

Adding Mechanicsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mechanicsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mechanicsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mechanicsville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Mechanicsville in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mechanicsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanicsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/